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ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Future space missions may use resources embedded in asteroids for fuel, water or oxygen. Carbon-based asteroids are suspected to contain water; therefore, NASA sent the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
This investigation had the goal of identifying clusters of exoplanets and potentially habitable exoplanets that are within a 100-light-year distance from Earth, to see if there is any relati…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Fiber optical cables connect the whole world to the internet and most of these cables use strained quantum well laser diodes (SQWLDs). Laser diodes lose around 25% of the power they are give…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
To start to question the general theory of relativity, one has to go back and has to be sure that everything that comes before is safe and sound. In the following pages, LIGO pipelines were…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Exposure to sunlight on many building materials has a negative impact on several aspects such as corrosion, discoloration, cracking, and high energy consumption. The current project investig…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Purpose: There is a disparity in the estimated age of the Coma Ber Cluster. A recent study used the turnoff point method to determine an age estimate of 800 Myr (Tang et al. 2018), significa…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
The creation of nanofilm (sheets of nanoclusters) are widely used in many materials today for structural engineering and electronic equipment. Manipulating and observing nanocluster growth i…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
The effect of wing shape on a paper airplane’s flight, or rather gliding distance was tested by launching two different airplane designs fifty times each. After every flight the distance bet…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Bikes are one of the most efficient forms of transportation. One main thing that deters people from this simple form of transportation, is the difficulty of riding up hills and distances. Th…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy First Award
Asteroid collisions pose a significant danger to Earth. For instance, the Chelyabinsk meteor of 2013 led to ~1500 injuries. NASA’s goal was to find 90% of city-annihilating asteroids larger…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
The aim of the project is to study the trajectories of charged particles in the Paul ion trap and develop a model for the ion trap. Ion traps are used to capture and contain microscopic part…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Rockets, they're fairly interesting to me, so, I've decided to test multiple variables that effect rockets such as: Fin Structure/Shape, Payloads, Engines, Aerodynamics of the Rocket, Weathe…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
A defining, yet complicated aspect of tennis is the spin. It was evident that spin greatly alters trajectory after impact, but spin had also been identified to affect aerodynamics while the…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Chlorophyll is a photosynthetic pigment found in plants that can be extracted from the use in a natural Dye-Sensitized solar cell. To construct the cell first the pigment must be extracted u…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
The Hyperloop is a new and innovative system providing a faster and more efficient alternative to air travel. Hyperloop uses magnets and diamagnetic fields to propel itself. Diamagnetism occ…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Surface irregularities have shown a tendency to reduce aerodynamic drag for projectiles in motion. They do so by reducing the area of low pressure that builds up behind an object when it is…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The Lorentz contraction is a spontaneous measurement of an object’s length. The difference between measuring and seeing is highlighted to compute the visual appearance of extended objects tr…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Currently, rocket nozzles are commonly designed in a bell shape, but this design has many limitations. As the pressure decreases, efficiency is lost due to the over-expansion of gases over t…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Erhu is a Chinese bow-string instrument with which music played by beginners is not beautiful but annoying. Its music characteristics and noise production mechanism haven’t been thoroughly s…